2000–01 OPJHL season

2000–01 OPJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2000-09 – 2001-02 Playoffs 2001-02 – 2001-04 Thornhill Rattlers 37 OPJHL 1999–00 2001–02 The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the eighth season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule. Come February, the top eight teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OPJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Thornhill Rattlers, went on to win the Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian Champions. The Rattlers were not successful in winning the 2001 Royal Bank Cup.http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html Shaw Communications Changes Port Hope Buzzards become the Port Hope Clippers Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title East Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PLindsay Muskies 49 35 10 4 0 222 131 74Wellington Dukes 49 30 9 6 4 226 142 70Trenton Sting 49 29 13 4 3 210 148 65Kingston Voyageurs 49 25 16 7 1 202 159 58Peterborough Bees 49 23 16 7 3 203 199 56Cobourg Cougars 49 23 20 5 1 214 179 52Bowmanville Eagles 49 19 21 7 2 187 181 47Syracuse Jr. Crunch 49 20 24 4 1 195 234 45Bancroft Hawks 49 11 35 1 2 171 246 25Port Hope Clippers 49 4 44 1 0 99 338 9North Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PCouchiching Terriers 49 37 7 3 2 358 176 79Newmarket Hurricanes 49 37 7 2 3 284 145 79Stouffville Spirit 49 35 9 3 2 260 159 75Collingwood Blues 49 27 19 2 1 224 142 57Aurora Tigers 49 18 29 0 2 189 271 38Parry Sound Shamrocks 49 12 35 2 0 144 280 26Huntsville Wildcats 49 9 35 2 3 121 290 23Durham Huskies 49 7 35 5 2 137 288 21South Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PThornhill Rattlers 49 36 8 3 2 231 148 77Wexford Raiders 49 35 7 5 2 259 168 77Markham Waxers 49 28 18 2 1 223 182 59Pickering Panthers 49 21 19 7 2 198 194 51Oshawa Legionaires 49 23 22 2 2 176 181 50St. Michael's Buzzers 49 23 22 3 1 204 215 50Ajax Axemen 49 23 23 3 0 206 202 49Vaughan Vipers 49 19 23 5 2 169 173 45North York Rangers 49 2 43 3 1 121 271 8West Division Team GP W L T OTL GF GA PMilton Merchants 49 29 14 5 1 210 168 64Georgetown Raiders 49 28 17 2 2 229 182 60Brampton Capitals 49 26 15 7 1 182 143 60Mississauga Chargers 49 25 16 3 5 216 194 58Buffalo Lightning 49 25 16 7 1 203 176 58Streetsville Derbys 49 25 19 4 1 231 219 55Hamilton Kiltys 49 21 22 4 2 174 204 48Bramalea Blues 49 18 23 4 4 182 206 44Oakville Blades 49 14 27 6 2 185 228 36Burlington Cougars 49 12 31 4 2 147 233 30 2000-01 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs the Central Canada Championship Dudley Hewitt Cup the national championship 2001 Royal Bank Cup Division Quarter-final Milton Merchants defeated Bramalea Blues 4-games-to-3 Brampton Capitals defeated Streetsville Derbys 4-games-to-1 Mississauga Chargers defeated Buffalo Lightning 4-games-to-2 Georgetown Raiders defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-3 Kingston Voyageurs defeated Peterborough Bees 4-games-to-2 Lindsay Muskies defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-none Wellington Dukes defeated Bowmanville Eagles 4-games-to-1 Trenton Sting defeated Cobourg Cougars 4-games-to-3 Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Durham Huskies 4-games-to-none Stouffville Spirit defeated Parry Sound Shamrocks 4-games-to-none Couchiching Terriers defeated Ajax Axemen 4-games-to-none Collingwood Blues defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-1 Markham Waxers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-none Wexford Raiders defeated Vaughan Vipers 4-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Pickering Panthers 4-games-to-1 Division Semi-final Milton Merchants defeated Mississauga Chargers 4-games-to-1 Brampton Capitals defeated Hamilton Kiltys 4-games-to-1 Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1 Couchiching Terriers defeated Stouffville Spirit 4-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-none Wexford Raiders defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-3 Lindsay Muskies defeated Kingston Voyageurs 4-games-to-none Trenton Sting defeated Wellington Dukes 4-games-to-1 Division Final Milton Merchants defeated Brampton Capitals 4-games-to-3 Couchiching Terriers defeated Newmarket Hurricanes 4-games-to-3 Thornhill Rattlers defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-2 Trenton Sting defeated Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-3 Semi-final Couchiching Terriers defeated Milton Merchants 4-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers defeated Trenton Sting 4-games-to-1 Final Thornhill Rattlers defeated Couchiching Terriers 4-games-to-1 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Best-of-7 Thornhill Rattlers defeated Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL) 4-games-to-3 Rayside-Balfour 3 - Thornhill 2 Thornhill 4 - Rayside-Balfour 1 Thornhill 5 - Rayside-Balfour 1 Thornhill 6 - Rayside-Balfour 5 Rayside-Balfour 3 - Thornhill 2 OT Rayside-Balfour 4 - Thornhill 1 Thornhill 3 - Rayside-Balfour 2 2OT 2001 Royal Bank Cup Championship Hosted by Flin Flon Bombers in Flin Flon, Manitoba. The Thornhill Rattlers finished in last place.http://members.shaw.ca/vernonfranchise/league/cups/national_champions.html Shaw Communications Round Robin Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 4-1 St. Jerome Panthers (QJAAAHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-4 Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-2 Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) defeated Thornhill Rattlers 5-3 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A PtsJason Pinizzotto Couchiching Terriers 49 54 86 140David Wrigley Couchiching Terriers 47 64 61 125Beau Moyer Couchiching Terriers 49 29 81 110Stace Page Georgetown Raiders 49 54 54 108Jaro Wojcicki Couchiching Terriers 47 44 58 102Scott Misfud Thornhill Rattlers 48 43 57 100 See also 2001 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup List of OJHL seasons Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League 2000 in ice hockey 2001 in ice hockey References External links Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 1999–2000 OPJHL season 2001–02 OPJHL season OJHL seasons Category:Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons OPJHL